In Serge and Linen
Employes to Found
WASHINGTON. Although not at all
Utopian In nny of tbulr Idens nor
Intent upon cnrryingout a sociological
experiment, n group of officeholders
In t ho capital, most of thorn govern
ment clerks, 1i.ib practically completed
plana for tho execution of one of the
most novel schemes In the history of
real cstnto trading In the capital.
'J heir primary object In to escape tho
burden of paying rent In the city and
to substitute suburban life for urban
life, and with thin end 'In view they
Intend to found a bungalow town, In
which tho limits of cost of newly
everything necessary to household
upbuilding nud maintenance will bo
held to the lowest posslblo level.
Just whero "Hungnlow Town" will
bo located hun not yet been definitely
determined, but It will comprise an
arcn of IG to 20 acres, convenient to
some of the suburban trolley lines.
This land can now bu secured at n
cost not to exceed $1,000 an acre, and
when It la nubdlvldcd there will bu no
effort to Kccuro profit upon the money
Invested, beenuBo the purchase will bo
distinctly a co-operative affair, and
each participant will be entitled to bin
bharo of tho Increased value of tho
land Incident to the placing of Im
provements In tho section.
This Joining of Interests In tho ac
District of Columbia
CONGRESS will liuvo Kb hands full
at tho next session. Tho particu
lar matter which will bo agitated will
probably not disrupt the unton, al
though It has been tho subject of con
tention since tho states got togothor.
It nil came about through -an - In'
clplent Insurrection on the luut of
citizens of tho District of Columbia.
They got up a dinner nt tho Now Wll
lard hotel in Washington nnd Invited
President Toft. Then they "Bprung It
on" him thnt thoy wanted representa
tion In tho government; wanted rep
rcsQUtntlon on tho lloor of tho houso
nud sounto; wuutcd a volco In elect
ing tho president and a few other llt
tlo things.
President Tnft told them that If
they wanted llttlo things llko that
they ought not to crowd their de
mands Into social affairs. Ho sug
gested that It would bo more to tholr
credit If thoy started n movement to
get back tho nllco of the original Din
trlct of Columbia, which n too gon
crous congress had given back to tho
state of Virginia,
Tha cltlzonn of tho district Jumped
nt tho opportunity. They welcomed It.
It was moro entertaining Minn n semi
political campaign. It would bo moro
Retirement of Wilson Is Intimated
THAT tho Tnft ofTlclal family will
begin nbout January to bo rounded
into Its pormnuent form nnd member
ship Is tho opinion entertained now.
It Ih strongly bollovcd by those who
hnvo lookod Into tho situation of Into
thnt thoro will bo ono cljnngo In tho
cabinet nbout tho turn of tho year,
which will tnko Out of that body tho
etornn, Secrotary Wilson. Ho has
been a cabinet member longer thnn
nny other mnn over was In this coun
trylonger, Indeed. It Is snld, than
nnybody over was continuously In n
tusponalblo government. With his re
tirement Mr. Mayor of tho navy will
bo tho only remaining representative
of tho Ilooeovelt cabinet.
Willow Farm Conducted
"to,
NK of tho many activities of tho
department of ngrlculturo nt Wash
ington ia tho conduct of n willow
farm, Tho purposo of iho department
Is to encourage wHlowprnfl. nn Indus
try llttlo followed in thlu country, but
;xtonBlvoly practiced in Europe.
There, willow la largely employed in
tho malting of baskets nnd furniture.
When tho reclamation of Potomac
Park from tho flats and ehnllows'of
the Potomac river at Washington had
"Bungalow Town"
quisition of property Is In Itself con
siderable of an innovation In Wash
ington, but by far tho most novel
feature of tho proposition lies In tha
"building restrictions." In a. majority
of tho newer suburbs assurance Is
given to tha purchaser of each lot
that tho character of tho aoctlon will
always bo maintained by tho writing
of a covenant into his deed that each
houso built In tho vicinity shall cost
not lesH than a stated number of
thousands of dollars. In "Uungalow
Town" this proposition will bo exactly
revorsed, for It will bo specifically
provided that no bungalow shall cost
In excess of $1,000. This will reduce
tho maximum expenditure of each
property holder to (2,000, becnuso It
will bo provided In the original subdi
vision that each bungalow must be
surrounded by ono aero of ground.
Subsequently It will bo permissible to
further subdlvldo and build additional
bungalows, nlthough at no time will
the projectors of tho enterprise permit
n houso to ntnnd upon lens than one-
half ncro of ground.
"flungnlow Town" will mako Its
nearest Imltntlon to a sociological col
ony in Its purchases of supplies of
all sorts from the outnldo world. In
tho first plnco thcro will bo co-opcra-
lion In buying tho Innd and thon thoro
will bo n determined effort to savo ex
pense In building by tho letting of
contrncto to build tho llttlo homes in
blocks of two or mora to each con
tract. When "Hungnlow Town" Is set
tled It In proposed that tho women
folk shall Join In tho formation of a
central purchasing commltteo so that
alt forma of food stuffs nud supplies
may be secured at wholcsalo rates.
Seeks Lost Domain
dignified to work for something which
thoy might Justly regard as beneficial
to their "municipality;" It might even
bo regnrded ns patriotic. Tho prcsl
dent suggested thnt they might get
somo ono to Introduce n bill In con
gross to bring it about. And it will
be dono. Ilenco congress will hnvo
Its hnnds full.
That tho getting back of this chival
roua gift of laud 1h Bomawhat of a hot
coal Is shown by tho fact that tho
supremo court of tho United States
evaded passing on Its constitutionality,
nnd congress, which has picked It up
twlcei hns dropped It In two dlfferont
vn)8.
i' or 1110 information or tnoso inter
ested It might bo said that this Vir
ginia portion of tho original District
of Columbia comprises boiuo thirty
odd square miles, now Aloxandrla
county. Tha constitution having called
for a plot ten miles square, tho bnl
nnco of tho district comprises aomo
sixty odd Bquaro mllea. Tho one-third
now part of Virginia. President Tnft
thinks, ought to coma back.
That President Tnft was prophetic
In his suggestion tho lost third should
bo recovered Is generally concedod. It
Is felt that It will not bo long bofora
this governmont will need It for vnri'
ouh institutions. Already it has bought
back part of It for Arlington National
cometory, Fort Mycr and other pro
jects. And na soon nn tho beautifying.
of tlto north oldo of tho Potomac rlvoi
Is finished eyes will bo cast to thi
other shoro with n vlow to making it
loss unsightly.
Early In tho caroor of tho now ad
ministration Secretary Wilson and
secretary or tho Interior IJnlllngor
hnd n sharp disagreement, which at
one tlmo looked llko nn Impnsso. It
wnn suspected thnt ono or tho other
of thorn would rotlro. President Taft
smoothed over tho differences, only to
nnvo mom uroaic out at a now nluco.
and now, In this Inst entanglement,
Mr. llnlltnner hns won his point. It
related to tho Jurisdiction ovor for
csts within Indlnn rcsorvntlons. and
Mr. Unlllngor gets tho Jurisdiction,
taking It away from tho agricultural
department s buroau of forestry,
it is Known certainly that close
friends of ono man who Is a likely as-
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plrant for tho WllBon seat at the cab
Inct table hnvo been Informed that
thoro Is nltogother llkoly to bo a
chnngo, nnd thnt tho work of cottlnn
support organized Ih quietly on In be
half of this man. Ho is Ronrcsanta
tlvo Charles F. Scott of Kunsns, chair
man of tho house commltteo on agrl-
CUltUrO.
by Uncle Sam
proceeded far enough tho engineering
dopnrtmcnt planted Lombnrdy poplars
and willows along tho retaining walls.
Thcso willows spread over many acres
of tho land that had been dredged
irom uic river bottoms. Tho north'
wostern half of this reclaimed land
has been beautified with driveways.
lawns una nowor plots, but tho lm
provemont of tho Eouthorn part has
not been begun. Tho department of
agriculture Bccurcd tho uso ot this
laud as an experimental farm. The
growth of tho willow trees probably
suggested tho utility of promoting
wlllowcrntt In tho United States and
cuttings from many species of willows
(there are 170) were set out Ut
nursery form. To-duy the depart
mont has a willow plantation of many
acres' extent.
r EROE Costume Thin costume In
Tho seams of skirt nru wrapped nnd
ls soml-nttlng, nnd Is trimmed with
brald-covcrcd buttons; tho collar Is faced with silk. Tho fronts Just meet,
and aro hooked on tho bust, each sldo being trimmed with n silk orpament.
uiacK crinoline nai, trimmea wun wnito roses nna green leaves.
Materials required: Eight ynrdu 48 inches wldo, 5 yards sateen for skirt
ng, 5V4 yardo silk for Jackot lining, Vi yard silk for collar, about 8 yards
wldo braid, 28 buttons.
umeii-uruBu. mu unn i uuu uvvr-uuuicu ui iiuu uruH uio m uarK Drown .
linen. Tho skirt Is In n very smart shape, with panel effect front and back i
that Is continued from tho back into a deep walst-band. Tho ovor-bodlco is .
cut up In deep tabs that aro buttonod to tho waist-band, buttonB also form n i
Linen-Dress. Tho Hklrt and
frlmming at back nnd front. Tho under-bodlce Is of whlto cotton, spotted ,
with brown. Tho yoke nnd slcoven are
slcoven aro finished with pleated laco.
Hat of brown coarse Btrnw, trimmed with shnded ostrich feathers.
Mntorlala required for tho uklrt nnd ovor-bodlco: Six yards 42 Inches
wldo, 13 buttons. .
FASHION'S DECREE IN GLOVES
Models for All Occasions Are Dla-
playedt and Most of Them Are
Attractive,
Cloven especially adapted for tennis
playing girls arc of one button length
In white or Yellow chamois, a ma
Serial Which' will' not only withstand
bolllnc but become softer nnd more
flxlblc with every laundering.
Tho most practical glovos for golfing
aro tno mousquetnircB or coiorcu
mocha, which come with quite long
wrists. For driving nnd riding thoro
Is nothing qulto eo smart nn tho
whlto leather gloves with black but
tons, stitching nnd gauntlots.
Tan, modo, whlto nnd black gloves
for tho strcot nro of lino French
glaco kid In thrcu nnd six button
lengths and of finely spun silk, with
double finger tips and composition
clasp fastenings.
Young girls' cummer party gldves
aro of whlto or delicately tinted twist
ed Bilk in elbow lengths. They aro
seamless, tho thumbs homstltchcd
and some of thorn nrc exquisitely em
broidered. ELABORATE MILLINERY.
Hat of nllvor gray chip lined with
bInck Bntln' a doUcnto
I el At rnAd altnrlnfl hv n fill vn irrn V
silver roses sbadod by a silver gray
aigrette mixed with marabou.
Slippers of Net.
A shoemaker, in his search for
something now, has invented an even
ing slipper of Russian not over col-
nrnrl iitlln lliilnirn Thn hpnln urn
ta n ,,, Thm-o u n Wnioii
I n iUn tnn In nnv nnlirrtKrlnln
stones.
Cloth of gold slippers aro In fashlou
for all gowns trlmmod with gold laco,
and somo bronzo sllppora ombroldored
with beads cost us much as n gown.
rnoro is also a tasniou 10 nnvo mo
lP of boots n"Jo ot bongnllno nnd
crnvonotto 10 maicn inn gown.
Tho ahoo absurdities will booh be-
como as famous as tho millinery ones.
Glove Mending.
To mend glovifl properly, never
use nllk, na it cuts tho kid. Solcct
Instead cotton tho exact shn'de of tho
jlovea nnd with a very fine necdlo
buttonhole around tho rip or tear;
then catch together on tho wrong
side, taking one stitch at a time from
one loop of the buttonhole stitch to
another, When the rent Is Joined In
thit way it lo scarcely percoptlblo
and wears leMger tfcM If sowed
tfcreush the sieve.
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useful nnd smart In navy-blue sorgo.
ntltched on tho right side; tho Jacket
black mohair braid of two widths, and
over-bodice of this dress aro In dark brown
tucked: tho high collar and wrists of
SYRIAN WORK MUCH IN FAVOR
Popular Type of Embroidery T4iat Is
Without Rival In Conventional
Designs.
A typo of embroidery thnt Is spe
cially adapted to conventional designs
ls tho Syrian work, that gives an ef
fect of overlapping scales. Tho de
signs which nr stamped for this em
broidery nro divided Into sections by
lines running nt regular intervals
across tho scrolls and other figures.
Tho method of working Is both
simple nnd rapid. The sections are
filled In with 11 filling cotton nnd then
worked In' satin stitch following tho
growth of scroll. Throo Bides of sec
tion nro then outlined bo that thc
design when finished looks ns if ono
scale sprung out of tho other.
This Is particularly effective for
borders or tablo covers or sofa pll
olws or tho ccntcrplecea mado of
homespun linen used on tables be
tween meals.
As tho embroidery is dono in Turk
ish floss or other heavy, glossy silk
suitable for largo designs, It works
up quickly, yot hns a handsomo solid
surface. Thoro ls room for Infinite
vnriety of shadings but it is well to
keep tho designs If possible In sev
eral tonos of thc snmo color. Thus
n lino of reds makes an attractive
coloring or old bluo Chinese greens
and yellow verging to orange.
Care of the Skin.
Whon tho skin is delicate and In
clined to chnfo Irom heat talcum pow
der may bo used profusely. For this
11 big, soft puff is tho best for tho
body and tho dust nhould bo thick
enough to form n lnyor over tho flosh.
Several tltncB n dny nnd always after
bnthlng, It must bo put on. Any kind
nt tnu'ilor nncu'ni'a thn ntirnnon n r
nesla, French chalk, arrow root, otc.
Tho point In to uso enough. Cream of
tartar wator is as cooling an soda nnd
Is mixed in tho same way. Some-
times only a combination of grease
and powder will allay severe inflam-
mntlon. For instanco. cnrholUnd vas.
olno, although It stings when first put
on, ls particularly good for such
cubes, being healing mi woll ns sooth
ing. Cnro muBt bo talton to havo tho
surface clean beforo It Is applied and
thon powdor ln largo quantity may
bo dusted on. Ropeatlng thoso layers
throe or four times will mako a pnsto
thnt will ndhero for many hours and
is useful for tho occasion when ono ls
unnblo to ronow tho application.
Convenient.
If you will tnko a strip of burlap,
ticking or any stout goods, and tacit
it In tho closet you will find It most
convenient for pinning skirts to. A
plcco a yard and n half long will bo
hoavy onough to pin a half-dozen
sklrtn to. Florists' pins arc usoful
In attaching dresses to tho strip or
safety pins can bo used.
Bottled Feathers.
Tho best way to keep plumes, es
peclally nice ones, from ono sonson tc
another Is to plnco them In glass Jars,
fastening tho cover securely. If white
ones aro put away In this manner
sprinkle them with magnesia and
when removed for uso they will b
light, clean and uk fluffy as when
now.
SPAIN'S KING A YACHT RACER. '
Alfonso Has Engaged Capt. Stephen
Barbrook, n British Seaman,
as Sailing Master.
London.-Tulleebnry, a little sa&ilde
town In the county of Essex, England,
Is bursting with pride over a signal
honor which has been bestowed on
Dno of Its sons Stephen Darbrook. He
has been appointed captain of tho king
of Spain's new racing yacht, Hlspanla,
and has Just departed from his native
town to wrestle with tho Spanish Inn
guogo and a partly Spanish crew at
San Sebastian. When his mastory of
tho languago in complete, ho will be
Capt. Stephen Barbrook.
' able to mix strange Spanish oaths in
his talk quite after tho manner of tho
olifc Elizabethan sea captains.
HIh chief tusk nt present Is licking
the "Hlspanla" and her crow into
; shape for the Cowes regatta, ut which
1 her royal owner has entered her for
1 several races, and ho will bo nsslsted
in ki. nni. t,v qpvprnl TnllPHliurv min
J" u,
who htl, Bone wlth,h,m ? ?art of thc
orew- Tho courso ls we known to
nim 101 KS rcconuy ns insi year 110
1 rfi.nl-nil Qli- ltimne Pnmtnr'u Tli-vnti11t
' to victory thoro, and besides ho has
won somo four hundred prizes In the
last four yearn in yacht racing. So, it
tho Hlspanla behaves herself, and "tho
llttlo cherub that sits up aloft" doos
tlkowlso, his Spanish majesty stands
a good chance to carry off somo prizes
during thc coming yachting season.
Tollcsbury is a homo of sea dogs.
Copt. Dnrbrook's father is ono of tho
Dldest of thorn, nnd now surely the
proudest. His son has loved tho sea
jlnco his boyhood; took to it llko the
smallest duckling to tho neighboring
pond, nnd has lived on It and near it
ovor since. He is woll known among
yachting men and such authorities ns
Sir Thomas Llpton, Sir Jnmos Pondei
ind Mr. Fifo were amongst those whd
Hnng his praises to King Alfonno.
A PONY THAT HUNTS MINES.
Arkansas Steed Has Brought Owner
Tidy Sum Leaves Kentucky Thor
oughbreds Behind.
Kansnn City. Sometimes the shug'
gy "cow" pony is worth as much ns
tho pedigreed rnco horso. In Moun
tain Home, Ark., thcro Is 01' Paddy to
'urnlsh tho example. Though this
cow pony is only 15 years old he has
brought William D. Napier, his owner,
112,000 in fees for services in locating
ralno claims. Thnt means 30,000 acres
of zinc and lend lands valued at nl'
"Ol' Paddy" and Hlo Owner,
uost a million dollars. Ol' Paddy
I r"CP? !1 t0 tho claims long after the
1 Joriie from Kentucky had
. ""vv " " " " "ua
I mn,do from 100 t0 V6 m,.lC8 ln twcn
1 W? aours-Ozark miles, up hill
1 aA dowu' over BOmo of tho "Bbest
! "d the WC8t- I ne year ho
has gono more than (1,000 miles, nnd
In tho total of his services may havo
covered 24,000 miles.
Jerry South, formerly lieutenant
governor of Arkansas, adds another
feature to tho account of Ol' Pnddy's
record
"More miles, and faster than any
other horso ln northern Arknnsus, per
haps," he snys. "And certainly on
loss feod!"
Fly on Baby's Note,
Mother's angel child was sitting
with his toys upon tho floor; mother
peacefully wan knitting on tho woo
onc'a clothing store. Camo a house
fly softly filnglng, perched upon tho
window pano; thon with busy, buzz
Ing, winging, circled 'round tho room
again. Raby watched it ns It flitted,
slapped his hands and cried: "Ah
joo." Mother smiled as aho knitted
amllcd as only mothers do. Mr.
Fly now pauned, the sinner; combed
his hair and brushed his clothes;
ana in nis searcn or run or
dinner Heated on the Infant's note.
Mother turned her Instinct led her;
Ctued upon the little tot; saw the
deadly microbe spreader, Bcronmed
and fainted on the spot. Moral 1 girat
'em, Minneapolis Messenger.
CAPTURE OF GOLDEN ROCKET
Confederate's First Prize When Hfl
Started Out on His Career of
Burning and Destruction.
When Cnpt. Raphael Semmes vtai
put In' command of tho confederals
cruiser Sumter ho was Instructed "to
do the greatest injury to tho enemy's
commerce In tho shortest time. Hfl
succeeded In csenplug from Now On
leans nnd stnrted for tho path of the"
American vessels on tho south Bido ol
Cuba, says tho National Trlbuno. He
soon sighted n vessel near tho Isle
of Pines nnd gives this story of his
first capture:
"Resuming our courso, wo now stood
for tho other snll, which, by this tlmo,
thoro wns no mistaking, sho being
plainly Amerlcnn, although sho had
not yet Bhown her colors. A gun soon
brought these to tho peak, when, at
I had cxpoctcd, tho stars and stripe
unfolded themselves gracefully to the
broozo. Hero was our first prlzo and
n most wolcomo sight It was. Tho
capture I And, upon looking over my
notes, wns recorded In n few linos,
barren of nil incident or remark, ex
cept only thnt tho doomed ship wns
Destruction of Golden Rocket.
from tho 'black Rppubllcan- state of
Maine.'
Tho boarding ofllcor soon returned
from tho captured ship, bringing with
him tho master with his papers. Thcro
woro no knotty points of fact or law
to embarrass my decision. Thcro wero
the American register and elenranco
nnd tho American character im
pressed upon every plank and spar of
tho ship. Nothing could exceed tho
nstonlshmont of tho master, who wns
rather n mild, nmlable looking gentle
man, not nt nil disposed to go either
Into hysterics or tho heroics. 'A clap
of thunder In a cloudless sky could
not havo surprised mo more,' snld ho
to mo as I overhauled his pnpers,
'than tho nppearnnco of tho confeder
ate flag in these seas. 'My duty ls a
painful ono,' snld I, 'to destroy so
noble n ship as yours, but I must dis
charge It without vain regrets; nnd as
for yourself, you will only hnvo to do
ns so many thousands havo dono bo
fore you, submit to tho fortunes of
war; yourself and your crew will bo
well treated on board my ship. Tho
prlzo boro the name of tho Goldon
Rocket, wns a ,flno bark, nearly new,
of nbout 700 tons, nnd was seeking, ln
ballast, n cargo of sugar In some ono
of tho Cuban ports. Uoats wero dis
patched to bring off tho crow and
such provisions, cordngo, snlls and
paints ns tho different dopnrtments of
my Bhlp stood ln need of, and nt nbout
10 o'clock nt night tho order wns glv
on to apply tho torch to her.
"Tho wind by this tlmo had become
very light nnd tho night wns pitch-
dark tho darkness being of that kind'
graphically described by old sailors
when thoy say you may cut It with a
knife. I regret that I cannot kIvo tho
picture of tho burning ship as It pre
sented Itself to the silent nnd solemn
watchers on board the Sumter na they
leaned ovor her hnmmock rails to
witness it. Tho boat which had been
sont on this orrand of destruction had
pulled out of sight nnd, her oars ceas
ing to resound, wo know thnt sho had
reached tho doomed ship, but no im
penetrable was tho darknesn that no
trace of either boat or ship could be
Kc"cn, although tho Sumter was dis
tant only n fow hundred yards. Sud
denly ono of tho crow exclaimed,
'Thoro Is tho flame! She is on fire.'
Tho decks on tho Malno-bullt ship
wero of pine, calked with old-fnsh-lonod
onkum nnd paid with pitch; tho
woodwork of tho cabin wns llko so
much tinder, having been seasoned by
many voyages to tho tropics, nnd tho
forccastlo was stowed with paints nnd
oils. Tho consequence wns that the
llnmo was not long in kindling, but
leaped, full grown, Into tho air, In n
vory fow minutes nftor Its first faint
glimmer hnd boon scon. Tho board
ing officer, to do his work moro offecj
tually, had applied tho torch slmulta
ucously In three places, tho cabin, tho
main hold and tho forecastle, and how
the devouring flames rushed up thoso
threo apertures, with a fury which
nothing could resist."
German proverb:
sluggard is busy.
At -evening tho
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